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mel · 08-26-2008, 04:59 AM

Originally Posted by Damn Brit

I have no knowledge of this but congratulations on the gig Mel.

Thanks Gary. It went well as these were professional paid actors and it didn't take much to get them going. However, I'm not really pleased with the final results. The facility is still under construction and we were shooting in a room with a concrete floor and painted brick walls. It's a former prison that they're converting into an arts place with performance areas, workshops, studio space, and galleries (Lorton Arts Foundation if anyone is interested).

To me everything just looks blah. No set, no stage, not really costumed yet but newspaper isn't the highest quality printing and they'll be small probably. Racking my brain I don't know what I could have done differently besides brought in $2000worth of lighting equipment that I don't have. But that may not have made the hugest difference anyway.

Oh well. I need to quit beating myself up. It's done.
Thanks again.

08-26-2008, 04:59 AM	#5
mel Loyal Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Virginia Gallery Photos: 11 Posts: 698	Originally Posted by Damn Brit I have no knowledge of this but congratulations on the gig Mel. Thanks Gary. It went well as these were professional paid actors and it didn't take much to get them going. However, I'm not really pleased with the final results. The facility is still under construction and we were shooting in a room with a concrete floor and painted brick walls. It's a former prison that they're converting into an arts place with performance areas, workshops, studio space, and galleries (Lorton Arts Foundation if anyone is interested). To me everything just looks blah. No set, no stage, not really costumed yet but newspaper isn't the highest quality printing and they'll be small probably. Racking my brain I don't know what I could have done differently besides brought in $2000worth of lighting equipment that I don't have. But that may not have made the hugest difference anyway. Oh well. I need to quit beating myself up. It's done. Thanks again. __________________ mel cameras: K10D, K1000, ZX-50, Spotmatic, Leica IIIF Rangefinder lenses: An assortment of this and that accumulated over the years. flickr: here Last edited by mel; 08-26-2008 at 11:02 AM..